Description
Use sea salt as it has a better flavor when used to “finish off” these vegetables. Try using the coarse variety for crunch.
Ingredients
- Vegetable Oil
- Biscuit Mix
- Unsalted Butter
- Egg Yolks
- Beer
- Fresh Ground Black Pepper
- Egg Whites
- Assorted Fresh Vegetables
- Sea Salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200f
- 16-cup saucepan or deep fryer
- Candy / deep-fry thermometer
- In a large saucepan over medium heat, heat about 4 inches of oil until thermometer registers 360f
- In a large bowl, blend biscuit mix, butter, egg yolks, beer and black pepper to make a smooth batter
- Set aside
- In a medium bowl, whisk egg whites until slightly froth
- Fold into the biscuit mix
- Let stand for about 10 minutes
- Dip vegetable pieces, one at a time, into the batter
- Place in hot oil, 4 at a time, and deep fry, turning once, until golden brown, 15 seconds per side
- Place on paper towels to absorb excess oil
- Transfer to an ovenproof platter and keep warm in preheated oven
- Make sure oil is the correct temperature before adding each batch
- Serve with a light sprinkling of sea salt
- Serves 8
- Variation: for spicy vegetables, add 1 teaspoons cayenne pepper to batter prior to frying
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